Interview with Susan Leveille, September 24, 2005

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Susan Leveille, September 24, 2005

Subject

Arts
Autobiography
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (N.C.) -- Social life and customs
Leveille, Susan Morgan, 1949-
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Weavers -- North Carolina, Western
Weaving -- North Carolina, Western

Description

Jackson County native, Susan Leveille, attributes her family's influence in her decision to become a weaver. Her aunt, Lucy Morgan, founder of the Penland School, was a frequent visitor in Susan's home in her youth. At age 9 or 10, Susan gained special permission to attend the Penland School desiring to learn how to use a loom. Her weavings are based on traditional overshot patterns, sometimes called colonial patterns, which she reinterprets for contemporary use. Susan is a lifetime member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, and with her husband, owns and operates Riverwood's Oaks Gallery. She discusses the effect living in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area has had on the wealth of gifted craftsman in the southern Appalachians and hopes to continue to honor the past by keeping the skills of our forefathers alive.

Creator

Leveille, Susan Morgan, 1949-

Source

WCU Mountain Heritage Center Oral Histories

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1980s; 1990s; 2000s (Decade);
2005-09-24

Contributor

Coyle, Philip E. (Philip Edward), 1961-

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

application/pdf; audio/mp3;
sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

36284
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/36284

Date Created

2015-05-22

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Jackson County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

39:50 (sound recordings)(duration)
9 pages (transcripts)(duration)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Leveille, Susan Morgan, 1949-, “Interview with Susan Leveille, September 24, 2005,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/36284.